The Final Cut in Movies Radio Program

This Week’s Final Cut In Movies show (05/30/08): The Destruction of Indiana Jones

On this week’s show, I'll be discussing how George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg successfully destroyed Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and my new list of: The Top Ten Ways to Ruin the Sequel to Your Successful Trilogy. Should be fun!

The show will air from 2:00-3:00am & pm and re-air throughout the week at the same times on www.adastraradio.com. To listen to tonight's show:

• Click here to listen via streaming audio on AdAstraRadio.com.
• Click here to download this show’s podcast from M. B. Weston's Podcasts.
• Click here to download this show off iTunes.

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcast site or on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason. For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

Out of Town Until Wednesday

Hey everyone! I'm going to be out of town and out of e-mail access until Wednesday. I will udate the box office report and science fiction and fantasy movie news then.

This Week’s Final Cut In Movies show (05/16/08): Speed Racer

On this week’s show, I'll be discussing Speed Racer, corruption in sports, steroids, disagreeing with movie reviewers, and other science fiction & fantasy news.

The show will air from 2:00-3:00am & pm and re-air throughout the week at the same times on www.adastraradio.com. To listen to tonight's show:

• Click here to listen via streaming audio on AdAstraRadio.com.
• Click here to download this show’s podcast from M. B. Weston's Podcasts.
• Click here to download this show off iTunes.

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcast site or on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason. For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

The Final Cut in Movies' Box Office Predictions: Date

And now, it's time for my Final Cut in Movies Box Office Predictions. I'm gazing into the future and predicting that this will be the top five box office results once Monday hits. Be sure to check back on Monday to see just how close I got. (And you can make fun of me if I'm way off.)

1. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2. Speed Racer
3. Iron Man
4. What Happens in Vegas
5. Made of Honor

Again, I'm taking a risk putting Iron Man below Speed Racer, but everyone has seen Iron Man, and Speed Racer was good. (Well, I think it was good, but a lot of people seem to disagree with me.) Prince Caspian could throw a little wrench in my theory, though--same market.

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcast site or on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason. For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

Science Fiction & Fantasy Movies Opening This Weekend (05/16/08):

Here are this weekend's new science Fiction & Fantasy movie releases:

• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Fantasy. I'm a huge, huge Narnia fan--C. S. Lewis is one of my favorite authors--so expect a bunch of Narnia on the show.

For more science fiction & fantasy films debuting in later weeks, check out my Upcoming Movies page.

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcast site or on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason. For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

05/14/08 Final Cut In Movies Science Fiction & Fantasy Movie News

Here's the latest in Science Fiction & Fantasy movie news. Click on the links to read the full articles:

• Gore Verbinski will direct BioShock, an adaptation of the video game. Academy Award-nominated writer John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator, Sweeney Todd) is in talks to do the screenplay. My Take: I've never heard of the video game, but I like the talent they're getting.
• Top Cow Productions and Arclight Films will develop a live-action film adaptation of Top Cow's comic book franchise, "Witchblade." They're considering shooting in Australia.
• Transformers 2 director Michael Bay has cast Aussie actress Isabel Lucas for the role of "Alice" in the sequel. My Take: What happened to Megan Fox?
• Beast may appear in the X-men prequel spin off, Magneto. George 'El Guapo' Roush of the Latin Review was taking a tour of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and saw a photo of a young Beast leaping through the air. The rest is movie-leak history. (Click here for his actual story.) My Take: If you're working on a movie, and you know people are going to be taking tours of your office, DON'T LEAVE LITTLE GIVEAWAYS ON YOUR DESK! (This is coming from an author who is very protective of her plots.)

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcast site or on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason. For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

Title: The Final Cut in Movies Box Office Report: 05/12/08

This Weekend's Science Fiction & Fantasy Box Office Report:

• #1, $50.5 million: Iron Man. Iron Man has grossed $177.134 million in the past two weeks, and those are only the domestic numbers.
• #2, $20.21 million: Speed Racer. I predicted this last week. It's a shame because Speed Racer was a phenomenal movie. It's just fallen victim to poor timing, getting squashed between Iron Man and Narnia: Prince Caspian.
• #8, $1.9 million: The Forbidden Kingdom. Another movie that fell victim to poor timing. Where were all these movies during March and April?
• #9, $1.325 million: Nim's Island. Though Nim's Island has only grossed $44 million domestically, I think its prolonged exposure in the box office could lead to decent DVD sales and rentals.

For the complete listing, visit Movies.com's box office report.

As for my predictions (click here to read them): I was 80% correct, guessing correctly on everything except for Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which I predicted would take 5th. Baby Mama took 5th instead, with Forgetting Sarah Marshall taking 6th. But they were only 2 million dollars different, so I'd say I did a good job, wouldn't you?

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcast site or on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason. For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

05/09/08 Final Cut In Movies Science Fiction & Fantasy Movie News

Here's the latest in Science Fiction & Fantasy movie news. Click on the links to read the full articles:

• Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster are in final negotiations to star in Pandorum, a sci-fi thriller about an abandoned pioneer space vessel. My Take: Sweet! The Titanic meets Lost in Space.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcast site or on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason. For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

This Week’s Final Cut In Movies show (05/09/08): Iron Man

On this week’s show, I'll be discussing Iron Man, rules to follow if you ever find yourself caught in a science fiction or fantasy movie, the question of whether making weapons is a good idea, why you need to pay careful attention to every Marvel Comics movie coming out, and other science fiction & fantasy news.

The show will air from 2:00-3:00am & pm and re-air throughout the week at the same times on www.adastraradio.com. To listen to tonight's show:

• Click here to listen via streaming audio on AdAstraRadio.com.
• Click here to download this show’s podcast from M. B. Weston's Podcasts.
• Click here to download this show off iTunes.

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcast site or on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason. For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

Science Fiction & Fantasy Movies Opening This Weekend (05/09/08):

Here are this weekend's new science Fiction & Fantasy movie releases:

• 05/09/08 Speed Racer, Action. Wachowski brothers’ first writing/directing collaboration since The Matrix.

For more science fiction & fantasy films debuting in later weeks, check out my Upcoming Movies page.

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcast site or on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason. For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.